Youth String Orchestra

The upbeat and happy melodic and rhythmic feel of the calypso style will capture the hearts of your ensemble. Opportunities for audience participation, arco and pizzicato playing as each section takes...

This patriotic classic, 'The Marines' Hymn,' is sure to become a go-to piece in your library as it introduces basic march style and provides teaching opportunities! Arranged by Bob Cerulli, this stirr...

This piece will make your students and audience feel like they are paddling through the waterways of Venice. Optional tremolo imitates the sound of mandolins, and the beautiful melody sounds like an I...

This piece will make your students and audience feel like they are paddling through the waterways of Venice. Optional tremolo imitates the sound of mandolins, and the beautiful melody sounds like an I...

For either viola or cello solo, this concerto is easily accessible to middle school players. In C major, with a few chromatic diversions, the solo part can be played in first position. All of the orna...

Each of the 12 days brings a snippet from a different holiday tune in this fun arrangement that uses the easy keys of G and D. As the days are added, it becomes a fun-filled challenge. Surprise comes...

One of several popular dances from time of the French Renaissance, 'jouissance' refers to a dance in which the feet stay on the floor, as opposed to one with leaps or lifts. This setting by Deborah Ba...

Here is a lovely setting of the traditional Oh Chanuka melody, but with a new twist: Bernofsky takes motives from the melody and spins them into a fugue. You'll be amazed how such easily-playable part...

This fun-to-play and listen to pizzicato work will totally engage your students while allowing them to focus on a good left hand position. Includes a non-optional piano part.

Ancient Days creeps in and rises to a crescendo with a driving, primodial melody. The work's Dorian modality is emphasized by arpeggiated lower string accompaniment, while upper voices have an opportu...

Ancient Days creeps in and rises to a crescendo with a driving, primodial melody. The work's Dorian modality is emphasized by arpeggiated lower string accompaniment, while upper voices have an opportu...

Die Ausgaben der Reihe Beliebte Melodien enthalten eine bunte Mischung von gern gespielten Streicherklassikern, populären Melodien und modernen Rhythmen. Die Sammlungen in vier Schwierigkeitsstufen (1...

Feature your Viola section with Gary Fletcher's distinctive 'Serenade for Violas'. The Violas get to shine all the way through with pizzicato accompaniment from the other sections. Outstanding in ever...

Your young students will love this rockin' yet very playable tune. Includes a substitute Viola part(Violin 3) and also includes optional piano and drum set parts.

Young string players will sound wonderful performing Gary Fletcher's timeless 'Mistletoe Memories' at your Christmas or Holiday concert.

An outstanding tool to increase the bowing technique of your young string orchestra while providing a delightful concert piece at the same time. Includes an optional piano part.

A lively composition all in first position which is sure to be a favorite of young players and audiences everywhere. Perfect for concert or contest performances. Includes a Viola substitute part(Violi...

This standard American folk song becomes great fun in the hands of highly creative arranger Carrie Lane Gruselle. All sections have interesting parts in this often "bly" arrangement. Your students wil...

Each section will enjoy a turn playing the lively melody in this fun and spirited arrangement from one of today's master writers for young orchestra, Carrie Lane Gruselle. "Kid tested" by the arranger...

Little Liza Jane and "Dance Josey" are American folk tunes abounding with energy and vitality. In this arrangement, these companion songs give young string players an opportunity to develop pizzicato,...

You're sure to envision the infamous snake charmer when you play The Charming Snake. Shifting between D major and minor, this piece is a study in contrasting styles, between Classical in the major sec...

In this tribute to film music of the spy-movie genre, our Secret Agent 440 tries to keep a low profile while exploring chromatics, dynamics, double stops and diverse articulations. When things get too...

In this arrangement of the fiddle tune 'Turkey in the Straw,' the turkey has dressed up and gone to the concert hall where its tune is heard in the style of Bach, Rossini, and Strauss, with a cameo ap...